Mercy and Mary

In 1855 Georgia, two infant girls enter the world on the same day. Mercy is Black, the daughter of the plantation midwife. Mary is white, the daughter of the plantation master's concubine. Raised as sisters, they share a bond forged through hardship, love, and survival. But their journey will be unlike any other. Through circumstances neither can explain, Mercy and Mary find themselves traveling through time, carrying with them a connection that transcends generations.More than a century later, Mercy and Mary are growing up as teenagers in the twenty-first century. Though they have always been sisters in every way that matters, each struggles with questions of identity, belonging, and the meaning of family. As they navigate friendship, first loves, school, and the challenges of adolescence, the shadows of the past begin to emerge.When long-buried truths about their origins come to light, Mercy and Mary must decide whether the bond that has sustained them through centuries is strong enough to withstand the secrets that threaten to divide them.Spanning from the slave quarters of nineteenth-century Georgia to the opportunities and complexities of modern America, Mercy and Mary is a compelling coming-of-age novel about friendship, family, resilience, identity, and the enduring power of love.A moving story of courage, hope, and the ties that bind us across time, Mercy and Mary reminds us that while the past shapes who we are, it does not determine who we can become.